Mary Jo from Cleveland’s Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 t baking soda
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 1/2 t Kosher salt
- 1/4 t ground cloves
- 1/4 c molasses
- 1 extra large egg
Instructions
- Melt the vegetable shortening and let it cool
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt
- With an electric mixer, beat the melted shortening, molasses, egg and sugar for about three minutes
- Add the dry ingredients a little at a time, with the mixer running
- Chill for 15 minutes
- Make the dough into little balls and roll in sugar
- Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet
- Bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes